24 hours in pictures

Lakewood, US: SWAT team members ride on a armored vehicle while searching for a suspect after a gunman shot and killed four police officers Photograph: Stephen Brashear/guardian.co.uk

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Soldiers stands guard at a polling centre during presidential elections Photograph: Esteban Felix/guardian.co.uk

Kabul, Afghanistan: People pass by the Darulaman Palace Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/guardian.co.uk

New Orleans, US: Revelers participate in the Original New Orleans Ladies, Kids & Men Buckjumpers traditional 'Second Line' parade Photograph: Mario Tama/guardian.co.uk

La Paz, Bolivia: A wrestler wearing a mask depicting presidential opposition candidate Manfred Reyes Photograph: Pilar Olivares/guardian.co.uk

Bischofswiesen, Germany: People in traditional Bavarian costumes known as 'Buttenmandl' and 'Krampussen' leave a barnyard before a parade Photograph: Michaela Rehle/guardian.co.uk

Charleston, US: Huntsmen Jamie Green rides a horse with his hounds during the start of the fox hunting season at Middleton Place plantation Photograph: Richard Ellis/guardian.co.uk

Gaza City, Gaza: A boy stands by a metal fence at a funfair Photograph: Mohammed Abed/guardian.co.uk

Dublin, Ireland: Seagulls battle the elements at Howth Harbour Photograph: Niall Carson/guardian.co.uk

Venice, Italy: The Doge's Palace on the flooded Piazza San Marco Photograph: Andrea Pattaro/guardian.co.uk

Brazil: Fish in the Manaquiri river, a tributary of the Amazon. The world's largest rainforest is suffering from seasonal drought, killing tonnes of fish Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/guardian.co.uk

Rajasthan, India: Dhanna Ram displays his 4.5 feet-long moustache Photograph: Pawan Kumar/guardian.co.uk

Fort d' Aubervilliers, Paris: A rider of the equestrian theatre Zingaro practices with a horse during a rehearsal Photograph: Bertrand Guay/guardian.co.uk

Glasgow, UK: A mother and child look at a light display of a reindeer at the Winter festival during the Homecoming Light Parade, a torch lit procession in the city centre Photograph: Andrew Milligan/guardian.co.uk

Karachi, Pakistan: Children enjoy a ride on a decorated camel Photograph: Rizwan Tabassum/guardian.co.uk